Railway-tie.



PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

W. W. GREEN. RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIGATIOH FILED APR. 16.1906.

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I f Specification of Letters Patent.

i atented Aug. 21,1906. 7 I

Application liled April 16, 1906. Serial No. 311,867.

TolaZZ whom it may concern: I

Beit known that I, WILLIAM W. GREEN, a resident of Niles, in :the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain newand' useful Improvements in Railway- Ties, of which the :following is a full, clear,

and exact description. Myinvention relates to certain new and useful'improvements in railway-ties; and its object is to produce a ti having great th and durability and which is easily and c ea ly constructed, I

.Tosucli end the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, a description of whic .will be found in the following s ecification nd the essentialcharacteristics tliereof definitely pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 isa cross-section through a tie embodying my invention and showinga rail in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a side view" of a portion of the tie, the rail being shown in section. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the tie alone, and Fig. 4 1s a perspective view of a brace used upon the curves of the track.

In its preferred form my improved tie is constructed of a metal casingand a concrete filling, the casing being so constructed as toara'tively' wide flanged base, which is embe ded in the gravel or other ballast .of the road-bed, and a suitably-flan ed top, to which. the rails may besecured. he casin is referably formed of two channel mem ers A, arranged with their flanges a a.

apart sufliciently to embrace between t em a concrete or other artificial-stone filling B. The two channel members are connected by rivets a which are headed upon the outer fa'ces'of the webs a Sleeves a extend between the webs and surround the rivets and are embedded in the concrete filling. lower flanges a are preferably somewhat wider than the flanges a in order that the tie may have considerable width at the base, so that the gravel of the road-bed may obtain the necessary purchase thereon to prevent naccidental tinplng of the tie when'subjected to the heavy oads-passing over it. The concrete filling is covered b a plate 0, which extends over thejedges of the flanges a of the channel members,"and said plate has ribs 0 on its edges, which embrace the flanges a to pre vent spreadin of the channel members at this point; T e plate'C is riveted or other- 1 thereof. The

' the clips are bent upward and engage the un-' The ' intend to hm wise secured to the channel members A, preferably by means of rivets c passing through the flanges a. A rail is shown at rail is secured upon the tie' by means of bolts [dd, which pass through holes in the late 0 and flan es a and through spring-clips E, nuts 11 ein provided upon the threaded ends of the b0 ts, which bear upon the springclips. The heads d of the bolts extend at right angles to the bodies thereof and engage with the lower flanges d, of the rail. The spring-clips E are secured upon the under side of the flanges a, bymeans of rail-positioning pins (P, the upper ends of which are provided with upper surface ends of which clips and are of the plate 0 and the lower headed upon the under side ends (2 and middle portion 2 of D, and said heads which bear upon the extend through the springder side-of the flanges a, so that the main portions of the spring-clips are slightly sepa-' rated fromzthe flanges. When t are screwed up tight on the bolts (1 d, the tension of thespring-clips is suflicient to prevent their accidental unscrewing and act as nut-locks. therefor. The ins d are preferably set diagonally opposite each other and spaced apart, so that they will'receivethe lower flange of the rail between them. There are two airs of positioning-pins, one pair for each rail and the two pairs are properly spaced a art, so that when the rails are laid in place etween each pair the willbe at the correct distance apart and ther adjustment. Considerable time and labor is thussaved in building the track, be cause the rails can be laid in place atonce and secured, while ordinarily they have to be spaced apart by accurate measurement,"in-.

asmuch as their proper spacing is a matter of greatest importance. 1

The brace which is usually emplo ed at the curves of the track is shown at Fin Fig. 4 and may be riveted or-bolted to the tie and so positioned as to bring its upper edge. into an agement with the m1 Trealize that fications of the construction shown and de-- scribed are possible, and I do not, "therefore,

t myself to their exact construction.

I claim as new and. desirev to secure by Let-- ters Patent- H 1. In a railway-tie, the combination with a pan of suitab -connec'ted channel memneed no fure nuts d too various alterations and niodibers, of a concrete filling material between the channel members having the connectmg means embedded therein.

2. In a railway-tie, the combination with 4.. In a railway-tie, the combination with apair of suitably-connected channel mem bers, of a plate spanning said members and secured thereto, and a concrete filling material between the channel members having the connecting devices embedded therein.

5. In a railway-tie, the combination with a pair of channel members,- and a plate spanning said channel members having ribs on its side ed es embracing the upper flanges of the channel members, of a concrete filling material between the channel members having connecting devices embedded therein.

6. In a railway-tie, the combination with a pair of channel members having their flangesextending outwardly from the body of the tie, means for spacing the channel members apart and means of connection betweenthem, of a plate spanning said channel members and riveted to the upper flanges thereof, and a concrete filling'material inter- 3 5 posed between the cliannel members.

, 7. In a railway-tie, thecombination with a pair of suitably spaced and connected vertical webs having horizontally-extendingflanges, of a concrete filling between the webs, 4o

- a plate spanning said webs and riveted to the flanges, and rail-positioning pins extending up from the late.

8. In a rai way-tie, the-combinationw th a flanged body, of'a spring-clip, a rail-spacing pin connecting the 'clip-to'the body, a railsecuring bolt passinglt rough the clip, anda nut threaded upon t e bolt and engaging the, spring-clip. v

9. In a railway-tie, the combination with a flanged body, of apair of spacin -pins havin flat vertical faces to embrace t e rail, and bo ts engaging the rail and adapted to con-. nect the same with the tie.

10. In a railway-tie, the combination with a three-sided casing having outwardlyextending flanges at its u per edge, of a concrete filling material inc osed on three of its sides by said casing.

In witness whereof I have signed the'above 'a plication for Letters Patent, at Chicago, in

t e county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 13th day of April, A: D.'1906." 1

WILLIAM W. GREEN.

Witnesses:

J. H. CooMBs, CHARLES O. SHERVEY.- 

